Example sentences of "[pron] is [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And what the hell business of yours is all this anyway , Sergeant ? ’ |
| 2 | Jesus said if someone is another Christian — love them . |
| 3 | We circled round the island , which is little more than a circular shingle bar with a lagoon in the middle . |
| 4 | The strongest contender is the overjacket or car coat , which is little more than a sophisticated donkey jacket . |
| 5 | That is why it is so terrible that what we offer , by and large , is a limited liability Christianity which is little more than a modern social convenience and more convenient to the white man than the black . |
| 6 | That , of course , does n't take into account the initial upset caused by the dimensions of the neck , which is much more guitar-related , with a nut width of only 1½″ . |
| 7 | Second , is the slow , close in , type of circuit which is much more characteristic of a helicopter and which is more accurately described as a ‘ hovering manoeuvre ’ . |
| 8 | You 'll be relieved to see that there 's a comprehensive migraine-specific treatment called Migralift , which is much more than just a painkiller . |
| 9 | What I mean by the stylistics of representation concerns the connection between individual features of the language of a text and individual features of its content , an interest which is much more characteristic of modern approaches to literature . |
| 10 | Religious masterpieces such as the Messiah continue to exercise a fascination which is much more than enjoyment of good tunes . |
| 11 | Like the oceanic crust , continental crust has a layered structure , but one which is much more complex and less clearly defined . |
| 12 | Society leaders argue that their single issue approach works — which is all that matters to them . |
| 13 | It can not be said , merely by looking at the allegations in the statement of claim , which is all that is permissible under the terms of the preliminary point of law , that the council could not have considered the action expedient for the promotion or protection of the interests of the inhabitants of Derbyshire . |
| 14 | Near to it stands the Wailing Wall which is all that remains of the ancient Jewish Temple , . |
| 15 | On the other , the government needs the flood of coca-dollars , which is all that stands between Bolivia and total collapse . |
| 16 | Apparently they would rather spend it on buying gold and dollars which is all that keeps them going . |
| 17 | Because we ourselves are Italian we live and breathe Italy and all things Italian , we see places all the year round — not just during a brief flying visit which is all other operators can afford . |
| 18 | Plus his monologue and repartee with his studio audience , Hall was proud to be street-smart retailing in-jokes and zinging forth slang which is all black , yet hardly all middle class . |
| 19 | December 13 , 1956 : Dear Bunny , There are some delightful , first-rate pieces in your book , such as the one about your father and the first of the two about the Jews , but I am as always distressed by your conception of Russian history , which is all wrong , being based on the stale Bolshevist propaganda which you imbibed in your youth . |
| 20 | Sometimes I do n't even bother to take off my gown , which is all smeared and tyretracked . |
| 21 | Which is all fair and well — I assume the purpose of this is to block off certain routes to force the gameplayer to explore more thoroughly . |
| 22 | Do you remember what I said about the the er structured thought pattern you 've now got in front of you , let me go to mine which is all blank . |
| 23 | It is the result of the creation or strengthening of a dominant market position which is all important . |
| 24 | In these situations it is the contractual foundation which is all important because it is the contract that regulates the basic rights and liabilities of the parties . |
| 25 | Does my hon. Friend agree that that approach contrasts greatly with the latest approach from Brussels , which is that international bodies should be involved in deciding even where we erect a front porch ? |
| 26 | I slipped on scaffolding up which is that bigger machine |
| 27 | This section too starts with a premise , which is that individual pupils are active participants in their own education . |
| 28 | The examples that I have given show that there is a fundamental myth , which is that public service is incompetent and that the private sector is always right . |
| 29 | Whether ther there 's a there 's a t two pronged effect the first of which is that high tariffs consumption because prices are higher and therefore consumption will fall and secondly , if high prices are also charged farmers to domestic farmers right then they 'll increase their output . |
| 30 | Er , a storage binder which is that big grey box over there , and what we call the active binder . |